EU-Bescheinigung über ausgeübte Tätigkeiten nach der Berufsanerkennungsrichtlinie Ausstellung

If you wish to provide certain services in another EU country, some EU countries (e.g., Austria, Belgium, Luxemburg) require the EU qualifications certificate as proof of your professional experience.

If you wish to provide certain services in another EU member country or wish to set up a permanent business there, some member states will require you to present a document referred to as an 'EU certificate'. This certificate serves as evidence that you regularly provide this service in Germany on a legitimate basis. If you or your company is a member of a chamber (e.g., the Chamber of Skilled Trades and Crafts, or in German), this is the responsible chamber in your case. If not, please contact your Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

To prove that you provide your services permanently and lawfully, you must provide information on the specific activities you carry out and their duration. Apart from a description of your business activities, you must indicate whether you work on a self-employed basis, as the manager of a company or the manager of a company branch, in a management position or as an employee.

• Copy of your identity card
• Evidence of nature and duration of specific professional experience
• Evidence of professional training and education (certificates, diplomas)
• Additionall, as a:
  • • Self-employed businessperson: trade registration ()
    • Manager of a company or of a company branch office – as evidence: commercial register entry
    • Employees in managerial positions: employment contract, employer references
    • Non-management employees: employment contract, employer references

• Practice of the profession in the last two years
• Information on the nature of professional activities and evidence thereof

Fees apply. Your local Chamber of Commerce and Industry or Chamber of Skilled Trades and Crafts will provide the details.

You can apply to the competent authority in writing for your EU certificate.

• You must submit the required supporting documents along with your application.
• Once the competent authority has reviewed your documents, the EU certificate will be issued and sent to you  by post along with an invoice

You can use the EU certificate for your application in the EU country as soon as you have received it.

• Usually 2 to 4 weeks

The user guidelines on Directive 2005/36/EC contain information on any special prerequisites to providing services in other member states, in particular whether your professional qualifications need to be recognised:

• Issuance of EU certificate
• Required to provide certain services in other EU countries
• Serves as evidence of professional experience
• Competent authority: Chamber of Commerce and Industry (, IHK) or other professional chamber

Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chamber of Skilled Trades and Crafts

• Forms: Form for issuance of EU certificate provided by the competent authority
• Online procedure: No
• Written form requirement as per German Civil Code Art.126: No

Appearance in person required: No